Balanced lower center of gravity hockey stick blade

Abstract

A hockey stick blade of a type having a puck-striking body of weight and an imparting construction material inclined at a selected angle for driving a struck puck a corresponding selected height during its trajectory, has spaced-apart top and bottom surfaces bounding a striking surface there between. A method of improving weight distribution includes removing construction material from the top surface, relocating at least part of said removed construction material or its weight from top surface to clearance positions below the top surface located toward the bottom surface. The removed construction material is from a location not used during puck-striking service of the hockey stick blade, and the removed construction material in the relocated positions contribute to increasing the height attained by the puck struck by the blade.

Description

FIELD OF THE INVENTION[0001]The present invention relates generally to improvements in hockey blades design and function, the manufacture and resulting construction of a hockey stick blade and more particularly, to “sweet spot”-enhancement of the ball or puck-striking surface of the blade, resulting in greater stick and blade speed and a reduction of twisting and vibration upon impact with the puck or ball.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0002]In a hockey stick blade, it is understood that the blade embodies what in hockey parlance, is known as a “sweet spot” which should be the medial location of the blade bounded in a vertical perspective between a top and bottom surface and in a horizontal perspective between a toe and a heel. It is also understood that most top players first make contact in the lower region-center area of the blade; however, the blade first rotates downward toward the ice as the center of mass is higher, too high in the blade, the impact occurs way below the center o...

AI Technical Summary

Benefits of technology

The present invention provides an improved hockey stick blade by removing unnecessary weight from the upper edge of the blade. The removed weight is redistributed to the toe, sole, heel, or combination thereof, to contribute to sweet spot-enhancement in at least two respects. The new blade is fully functional with the new weight distribution design and offers greater stability, less vibration, and more control with greater blade speed, reduced drag force, and more aerodynamic efficiency.

Problems solved by technology

This is very inefficient transfer of energy and inefficient and inconsistent for directional control and transfer of energy and also shocks the player.

Some people believe this is done to create higher speed, however, they are mistaking with the current designs; there is tremendous twisting that occurs upon impact with the puck or ball.

This leads to inconsistent dispersion pattern or shot inconsistency.

Others have added additional weight to the inside portions of the blade, not sourced from the blade itself, which adds to the overall weight of the blade and stick and is not desirable as this changes the overall weight of the stick to be heavier.

Since hockey blades have very unequal balance, due to the heavier hosel or neck portion, the majority of weight is in the heel section of the blade.

This is very inefficient energy transfer along with a loss of directional control and trajectory control and consistency.

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